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Ooh...You Are Awful

Name: Ooh...You Are Awful
Director: Cliff Owen
Released: 1972
Duration: 97 min

Representation Score

0.4/10

Minimal

1972

Director

Cliff Owen

Runtime

97 minutes

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New Showbiz Analysis

Ooh...You Are Awful is a period comedy that reinforces existing social hierarchies rather than challenging them. The film relies on established comedic archetypes and a homogeneous demographic profile to drive its situational farce. The narrative lacks intentionality regarding diverse identities and instead prioritizes traditional humor and a narrow view of social dynamics common in 1970s British cinema. Ultimately, the film functions as a standard genre piece that avoids any meaningful engagement with diverse identities or the subversion of Western norms.

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Category Breakdown

Does Ooh...You Are Awful have LGBTQ+ representation?

Minimal

The film does not include any LGBTQ+ characters or non-straight identities. The humor revolves around traditional romantic pursuits and heterosexual relationships typical of 1970s farce.

How does Ooh...You Are Awful portray gender?

Limited

Female characters mainly serve as plot devices or catalysts for the male leads. They have little control over their own lives and mostly respond to male attention.

How racially and ethnically diverse is Ooh...You Are Awful?

Minimal

The cast is primarily composed of white actors. The plot includes Italian antagonists but they are used as stereotypical villains rather than nuanced characters.

How does Ooh...You Are Awful represent religion and culture?

Limited

The story follows conventional Western social structures. It focuses on crime and greed through slapstick humor without critiquing societal institutions.

Does Ooh...You Are Awful include disability representation?

Minimal

There is no representation of physical or neurodivergent disabilities. No characters are shown dealing with disabilities or used as specific plot devices.

Present on Screen

The film uses established comedic archetypes to drive its slapstick narrative.

Limited or Absent

The film lacks women's ability to drive the story, treating women primarily as plot devices.
There is a significant absence of racial and ethnic diversity in the cast.
The narrative fails to include any LGBTQ+ representation or non-straight identities.
The story offers no representation of physical or neurodivergent disabilities.

Official Synopsis

Charlie Tully and womanising Reggie Peek con two rich Italians out of £500,000, but during their flight out, Charlie is arrested for scamming an American and a dog. Reggie stores the money in a Swiss bank and after Charlie is released, is about to tell him where...when he is suddenly killed by Sid Sabbath's gang, whose girlfriend was dating the (now) deceased! The only leads are four tattoos on the girls Reggie had affairs with while Charlie was in jail, but Sabbath is on Charlie's trail, and the tricked Italians have contracted the mob - to find the money, and then kill him...

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